LICGF Activities
& Projects
Demonstrate
Use of LIS/GIS for Land-Use Planning and Management
LICGF is helping
rural governments gain access to reliable and cost-effective LIS/GIS
technology to address various locally defined land-use management
problems. Various applied research efforts are underway at LICGF
to address these rural governmental needs. LICGF staff is adapting
this research into "proof-of-concept" applications for local government.
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Assess the
impact of Citizen Access to LIS/GIS on Land Use Planning and Agricultural
Land Conservation (i.e., Planning Analyst).
LICGF is in
the process of assessing the impact of citizen access to information
technology. Dane County, Wisconsin has completed a land use and
transportation plan for the year 2020 and a more recent proposal
called "Design Dane." It recently completed the automation of a
variety of land use related data sets including parcel-level land
ownership information. Citizen awareness and access to these data
sets will continue to be facilitated using such techniques as participation
at public meetings and dissemination of map products. Expansion
and refinement of a suite of GIS modules called "Planning Analyst,"
including the establishment of Internet access to the actual data
sets, will be conducted.
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Monitor Innovation
and Benefits of LIS/GIS Technology
LICGF continues
to monitor and investigate new innovation taking place in local
governments and what types of benefits emerge due to investments
in information technology. GIS market-research groups predict billions
of dollars will be invested in LIS/GIS technology by local governments
within the decade. Most rural governments are not aware of what
factors enhance the rate of adoption and diffusion or what affects
innovation. To understand the rate and characterization of innovation
and the resultant benefits, various case studies have been conducted.
LICGF staff are preparing bulletins which describe the various benefits.
Various bulletins are being shared with members of the Wisconsin
Land Information Association (WLIA), local government officials,
and other professional organizations. Results are also disseminated
to all NCRI sites and other national audiences.
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Support Wisconsin
State Legislature in GIS Needs, Research and Prototyping of Wisconsin
Administrative Boundary GIS
LICGF has helped
the Wisconsin legislature for the past ten years more fully incorporate
information technology into the every day use of their administrative
boundary information. The UW-Madison has created and supports several
computer interfaces for ready access to statewide TIGER and geodemographic
data. This system was used for statewide redistricting in 1990,
and is currently installed in several state agencies. In preparation
for Census 2000 and the next round of redistricting, LICGF’s efforts
are being redirected to training, advisory, and new research activities.
Various staff members of the Legislative caucuses and related agencies
will continue to be trained in the use of ArcView.
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Seminar on
Planning Wisconsin: Exploring the Role of LIS/GIS Technology
LICGF continues
to offer a seminar series for faculty, students, staff, state and
local professionals, and citizens. In July of 1996, Governor Thompson
received a report entitled Planning Wisconsin, developed as part
of a year long study by the Interagency Land Use Council (ILUS).
In response to the Governor’s request, the Legislature created and
funded the Wisconsin Land Council (WLC) as part of the 1997-99 biannual
budget bill. The Council calls for citizen-based land use planning
and the use of Land Information Systems (LIS) to facilitate such
efforts. It also calls for the use of user-friendly GIS-based land
use planning tools. The intent of the seminars is to explore and
share with the greater land use planning community the potential
role of LIS/GIS technology as well as its limitations. The seminars
are conducted on an ad hoc basis in the LICGF facility.
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